Pacific CSO position on post Cotonou agreementposted 17-May-2019

PIANGO | 21 February 2019

Pacific CSO position on post Cotonou agreement

Overview:

If Pacific ACP (PACP) states enter negotiations with the European Union (EU) on a Post Cotonou Agreement without due process and a thorough and inclusive regional and national consultative framework, it will be contrary to the spirit of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA), which involved wide participation of both states and non-state actors (NSAs). It is also potentially dangerous as well as counter-productive as it could ultimately deny the region prospects for sustainable and equitable development.

17-May-2019PIANGO

Despite the failures of the EPA to deliver real development to Pacific countries it looks as though the European Union will once again, through the Post Cotonou Agreement, push for enhanced and undistorted access for European investments to Pacific resources.

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